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Mountain · Laos

Phou Samsoum

Elevation
2,619 m
#5,753
in the world
#3
in Laos

Phou Samsoum is a mountain in Laos, rising to 2,619 m, the 3rd highest we list in Laos.

Nearest town
64 km away
Type
Mountain
GeoNames feature code MT

Where it is

Phou Samsoum

Phou Samsoum lies in Laos, in Xiangkhoang.

Key facts

Elevation
2,619 m (8,593 ft)
Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model
Type
Mountain
Region
Xiangkhoang
Coordinates
19.128, 103.805

How it ranks

Among peaks in Laos
#3of 30
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#5,753of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Phou Xaoheuy2,231 m14 km
Phou Hômchong2,118 m17 km
Phou Houaxang2,215 m19 km
Phou Hôk2,258 m23 km
Phou Thamtat2,295 m23 km
Phou Nampong2,357 m24 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Phou Samsoum.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
BorikhanLaos18,35464 km
Muang PhônsavanLaos37,50774 km
PakxanLaos21,96783 km
Bản Na HỷVietnam16,71091 km
Thái HòaVietnam66,127125 km

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.